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  • 22 May 2012
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First Look: May 22

Cooke, Mario D. Parrilli, and José L. Curbelo. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012 Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.e-elgar.com/bookentry_main.lasso?currency=US&id=14530 Evaluating the Impact of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 10

failed ventures, but also to allow managers of going concerns to divest stores in efforts to enhance performance and to change strategy. The operations literature has examined product liquidation, but retail store liquidation differs... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

antagonists in a tug-of-war. They tend to focus on regulating workers’ behavior, often putting a damper on commitment, innovation, and performance without realizing it. But freedom and control aren’t zero sum, argues the author. By giving... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 15 Nov 2016
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November 15, 2016

entail a countercyclical fiscal policy. A simple debt rule that limits the maximum amount of debt is analyzed and compared to a simple deficit rule that limits the maximum amount of deficit per period. Whereas the deficit rule does not View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 29, 2008

available at this time. When Professionals Have to Lead: A New Model for High Performance Authors:Thomas J. DeLong, John Gabarro, and Robert Lees Publication:Harvard Business School Press, 2007 Abstract For too long, professional services... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 31 May 2011
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First Look: May 31

performance of business units can be evaluated using measures of economic value creation. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211061-PDF-ENG China Environment Fund: Doing Well by Doing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 4

allocation within an economy. The theory predicts that GAAP's principal focus, as shaped by the demand for and supply of financial information, is on the use of the income statement and balance sheet for performance measurement and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008

transfer in security markets. We focus on connections between mutual fund managers and corporate board members via shared education networks. We find that portfolio managers place larger bets on firms they are connected to through their network and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Dec 2015
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December 8, 2015

managers contemplating the use of performance goals or targets within nonprofit organizations, our results suggest careful consideration about the extent to which they may render other incentives less effective. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8

simply begin with the direction you want to go and take a small step. Thinking alone will never change your life-you must ACT. Then evaluate the lessons you learn from that first step, build on them, and take another step in your desired... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 25 Feb 2020
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Teachable Moments

building interpersonal relationships. I was the head of the compensation promotion committee at Morgan Stanley that had to evaluate and weigh his 360-degree performance reviews, so I know every breath in... View Details
  • 02 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 2

to engage in deception. Drawing on literatures in social psychology and workplace self-esteem, we theorize that negative comparisons with peers could cause either junior or senior employees to seek to improve reported relative performance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Mar 2012
  • Research & Ideas

What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire

result of neural activity. By attaching electrodes to subjects' heads and evaluating the electrical patterns of their brain waves, researchers can track the intensity of visceral responses such as anger, lust, disgust, and excitement.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products
  • 06 Sep 2011
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The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

Today's most successful leaders are focusing on sustaining superior performance by aligning people around mission and values and empowering leaders at all levels, while serving customers and collaborating throughout the organization. Over... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • 20 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 20, 2007

(forthcoming) Abstract Abarbanell and Lehavy (2006) examine the effect of distributional properties of earnings and forecast data used by researchers who investigate 'Street' earnings. They perform a large number of analyses, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Mar 2003
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At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

performance. They have effectively outsourced the evaluation of CEO performance and compensation to the market, and often to consultants. As an example, from 1990 to 2001, the share of equity-based... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
  • 25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

analysts, to consumers—need to know about how new products and services are expected to perform in the marketplace. The book develops a compelling framework that connects the rich academic knowledge on innovation diffusion with that on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007

economic motives behind individual concerns for privacy. Recent theories of privacy demands in commercial contexts have assumed an economically aware and sophisticated consumer, capable of evaluating the indirect consequences of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018

percent increase in housing prices. Moreover, Yelp measures of local business activity provide leading indicators for housing price changes and help to forecast which neighborhoods are gentrifying. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Jun 2005
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Don’t Listen to “Yes”

If people smile, nod, and say "yes" at your company, maybe it's time to start an argument. According to HBS professor Michael Roberto, the lack of good conflict—constructive conflict—within an organization makes it that much harder to accurately View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace